Paralympic is a combination of the words "paraplegic" (people with spinal injuries) and "Olympics". Another more formal explanation is "para" is Greek for beside or alongside and the Paralympics are held at the same time as the Olympics.....parallel/alongside.
they cant enter the olympics so they came up with the paralympics for the impaired
Why not? Just because someone is restricted in physical or mental capacity in one way or another, doesn't mean they don't have a competitive edge.
so it gives disabled people a chance to have a go at doing what they really whant to do.
"Para" means side by side as in "parallel lines". Therefor Paralympic means 'side by side with the Olympics.
I means athletes with disabilities. i.e they are in a wheelchair.
this is what i want to find out please tell me.
They are called the Paralympics because it is a form of the Olympics for pelagic (aka people who have lost/amputated limbs).
paralimpics
The "disabled Olympics" is officialy called the Paralympics
Yes, its called sitting volleyball because the players sit on the floor.
The paralympics are for disabled people
In 2012 Paralympics
there is an olympic flame at the paralympics
Paralympics Ireland was created in 1987.
Mandeville. This is named after the hospital where it started which was called Stoke Mandeville Hospital.
The Paralympics is like the Olympics, but for people with disabilities. Hope this answer is helpful.
Yes diving is in the paralympics. It was in the Beijing Paralympics 2008.
The first Paralympics were held in Rome, Italy, in 1960. These were the first official Paralympics, and also the first international games. Italy won the first Paralympics with 29 gold medals.
Yes the paralympics do have the games each year.